Publicity Tip #96 ~ I am always on the look out for free or low-cost tools that help authors in their never-ending quest to find their niche and then tap into it in the publishing world. Why do I do… Read More ›
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Do Book Trailers Sell Books?
Publicity Tip #95 ~ This is a bit of a controversial topic in that it’s entirely subjective to the person interpreting the data… but nails to knuckles, in my books the answer is no, not directly. But that’s not a… Read More ›
Diversifying for Discoverability?
Publicity Tip #92 ~ In the past I have sung the praises of getting your book noticed by using book discovery platforms – most notably Goodreads, Library Thing & Shelfari. Having a presence on Goodreads, the largest book discover platform… Read More ›
Promoting to Readers who Actually Read Your Genre
Publicity Tip #89 ~ The promotional opportunities with the website ReadingDeals are extremely affordable and highly targeted to your readership – really. There are 3 ways ReadingDeals works to help you on your marketing and publicity campaign: 1) FREE! You… Read More ›
Get Your Book Trailers Working for You
Publicity Tip #84 ~ The great thing about video book trailers is that you can use them on a laptop or tablet at local author events, place them on your author website, your Goodreads profile page, Amazon’s Author Central and,… Read More ›
Blogs that Help Promote Writers
Publicity Tip #83 ~ Depending on how long you’ve been in the book/author publicity game you will either have a good sized list of helpful publicity sites (that don’t cost an arm and a leg) or a very small one…. Read More ›
Acquiring Book Reviews, Pt. 4
Publicity Tip #72 Courtesy of C. L. Black, Author. Find What Works For You ~ Hi everyone, When M.J. asked me to write a short post about getting reviews I didn’t know what to say. My first book, Immortal Coil,… Read More ›
Guest Blogging Pt. 4
Publicity Tip #57 ~ Look for “Diamond’s in the Rough”. What does that mean? It means that during your target market blog searches also be keeping up to speed on author, reviewer and writing sites (like Infinite Pathways) as potential… Read More ›
Guest Blogging Pt. 3
Publicity Tip #56 ~ As an author or writer (however you identify yourself) getting into the swing of social media and blogging might be a new “thing” for you – especially if you’re of the generation(s) that didn’t grow up… Read More ›
Guest Blogging Pt. 2
Publicity Tip #55 ~ Finding blogs to be a guest writer on is not easy and in recognition of this fact several blogger-hangouts have been created to tempt you into joining their ranks. They promise a great platform where you… Read More ›